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State: South Australia
McLaren Vale, SA - Congregational (Former)
Year Built: 1860
The laying of the Foundation stone took place on 27 July 1860 and the church opened on 20 February 1861. It was once a a unique performance space for acoustic music now The Sabella Cellar Door opened in 2019.
McLaren Vale, SA - St Margaret's Anglican
Year Built: 1905
Address: Main Road, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171
The land was donated by Thomas Hardy in 1905 formerly vineyards owned by William Hobcroft. The Foundation stone was laid on 19 June 1911by Thomas Hardy and the Church was dedicated on 21 November 1911. The Nave built of clay and limestone was added in 1968 to the memory of A.C. and E.H. Johnston.
McLaren Vale, SA - St Paul's Lutheran
Year Built: 1934
Address: 6 Aldersey Street, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171
The present Lutheran congregation had its beginnings a few kilometres away at Willunga, in a railway cottage the home of the Constable family. Services were quarterly with the first happening on 10 June 1934. The adhoc nature of services continued up to and including the duration of WW2 as did the support of visiting Pastors. A block…
McLaren Vale, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1988
Address: 257 Main Road, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171
In 1849 a land grant was made for the construction of a Wesleyan Church. The original section of the church was opened on 14 April 1858by Reverend William Ingram. The transept was built later in 1897 and the front porch was added in 1898. In 1987 the 129 year old church was deemed unsafe and was demolished. The present church was…
Meningie, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1953
Address: Princes Highway, , Meningie South Australia, 5264
The Church was built in memory of Margaret H. Bowman (1953).
Meningie, SA - St Luke's Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: West Terrace, , Meningie South Australia, 5264
Lutheran services in the area go back to 1931 when Pastor T.G. Obst held services in a private home in Narrung. Services were also held in Wood Well. By the 1950's services were held in the Anglican church by Pastor Leo Doecke. On 5 May 1957 it was decided at a meeting to form a separate ELCA congregation from that of the Tailem Bend…
Meningie, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1958
Address: 2 Princes Highway, , Meningie South Australia, 5264
The Foundation stone was laid on 29 March 1958 by Herbert Bruce Hackett JP.
Meribah, SA - Lutheran
Address: Cnr Gibbison & Hartley Streets , , Meribah South Australia, 5311
Mile End, SA - St Jame's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 1B Falcon Avenue, , Mile End South Australia, 5031
The Church was opened by Bishop Kennion on 1 February 1884. Many years before Mr Justice Gwynne had given an acre of land in the village of Cowandilla for church purposes. This was sold for £150 and an allotment bought in a more central position in the Thebarton area. This is the present site of the church. Due to the energeic work of…
Millicent, SA - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 2 Sixth Street, , Millicent South Australia, 5280
Early services were conducted by Rev Cadwell who rode or drove from Mt Gambier. A meeting was held in the home of the late Mr A Campbell on January 8 1878 when the gathering was presided over by Rev Cadwell. During this year it was decided to purchase land on which to build a Presbyterian Church and Messrs John McArthur, Samuel Stuckey…
Minlaton, SA - Baptist (former)
Year Built: 1925
Address: First Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The Foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1925 by Miss M.E. Trehcarne. This church was sold in 2014.
Minlaton, SA - St Andrew's Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: Maitland Road, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The first records of Lutheran services were recorded on the York Peninsula in the 1870's. In 1882 a Mr Johann Golthilf Bothe moved in to the area and built a Lutheran church on his property which was several miles north of the cemetery. Prior to this, services were held in several private homes including Schwarz's Farm. By March 19 1882…
Minlaton, SA - St Benedict the Abbot Anglican
Year Built: 1925
Address: Fourth Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The Foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1925 by Miss M.E. Trehcarne.
Minlaton, SA - St Malachy's Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: Main Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The Church was built in 1905. The Foundation stone was laid on 15 October 1905.
Mitcham, SA - Baptist
Address: 20 Albert Street, , Mitcham South Australia, 5062
It was on September the 8th 1858 that three dauntless Christians , Mr and Mrs Wauchope, and Mr John Heritage met in Mitcham and formed themselves into a Church. They drew up and signed a covenant which read, " We the undersigned hereby agree to unite in church fellowship having given a statement of our Christian experience in the presence…
Mitcham, SA - St Michael's Anglican
Year Built: 1852
Address: 18 Church Road, , Mitcham South Australia,
A foundation stone was laid on 30 September 1848. McElligott's quarry at the southern end of Fullarton Road supplied the stone for St. Michaels. Gothic Revival Church built 1852, by W.Weir, southern nave added by E.Wright in 1863, vestry in 1871. Stone was quarried in Brownhill Creek Reserve and unfortunately the original (and typical…
Mitcham, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1962
Address: 103A Princes Road, , Mitcham South Australia, 3132
A foundation stone was laid on the original church on 10 January 1882 by the Hon John Colton MP. A foundation stone for the current church 2 December 1962 by Rev T.G. Ingliss President of the Conference.
Moculta, SA - Zion Lutheran (Gnadenberg)
Address: Gnadenberg Road, , Moculta South Australia, 5353
The Germans who settled here came from Bethany. Th track to the home church was about 12 miles across fields and hills. Therefore they decided to build their own church and drew lots for the site to resolve local jealousies. There were no Pastors in the period 1996 to 1997
Modbury, SA - Church of Christ
Address: 955 Northeast Road, , Modbury South Australia, 5092
Moonta, SA - Salvation Army
Year Built: 1901
Address: Robert Street, , Moonta South Australia, 5558
Two foundation stones were laid on 30 March 1901. The first was by Thomas H Cook Mayor of Moonta and the second was by Brigadier Birkenshaw S.C. O.
Moonta, SA - St Francis of Assisi Catholic
Year Built: 1869
Address: 1 Robert Street, , Moonta South Australia, 5558
A solid building, with limestone walls and iron roof. The foundation stone for this Church was laid by Bishop Shiel on 11 July 1869 and the Church was opened on 12 December 1869. It remains as built, except for the addition of a vestry to the front of the building.
Moonta, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1873
Address: 41 Robert Street, , Moonta South Australia, 5558
Formerly a Methodist Church, this Gothic Revival Church was designed by R. Rees and built by Nettleton and Thorne between 1873 and 1874. The stained glass is notable, as are the elaborately moulded openings and finials. The adjacent hall was the original church. The original Church on this site dates from the first Sunday in February…
Morgan, SA - St Mark's Lutheran
Year Built: 1956
Address: Corner High & Seventh Streets, , Morgan South Australia, 5320
The current church was formerly St. Andrew's, (VFLCA). The Lutheran Church has been active in the Morgan area since 1880 when a congregation was established at Lindley (ELSA) and Schomburgk (ELSA) in 1887. These congregations closed in the early part of the 1900's and the members formed the basis of new congregations in Morgan. The…
Morgan, SA - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1894
Address: Fourth Street, , Morgan South Australia, 5320
The Church was founded in 1894 and was dedicated on June 15 of the same year.
Morgan, SA - St Ursula's Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: High Street, , Morgan South Australia, 5320
The Foundation stone was laid on 14 March 1926 by the Most Reverend Robert J. Spence D.D. Archbishop of Adelaide.
Morgan, SA - Uniting
Address: Fourth Street, , Morgan South Australia, 5320
The first Methodist services held at Waikerie were led by the Rev. Coyly Butler, who called in the mission boat 'Glad Tidings'. With Methodist Union a few services were conducted each year by the Morgan Mission. In 1909 Mr. J. Moses Gabb was placed in charge of the River Murray Mission, travelling from Morgan to Loxton in the launch…
Morialta, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1875
Address: 26 Chapel Street, , Morialta South Australia,
Formerly a Methodist Church the first church was completed in 1855. Land was purchased on 30th May 1854 in order to build a church at Magill and the foundation stone was laid on 8th April 1855. In 1874 a decision was made to build a new church, which is the nave of the present church. The first services in the new church were…
Morphett Vale, SA - Baptist
Address: 130 States Road, , Morphett Vale South Australia, 5162
Morphett Vale, SA - St Mary's help of Christians Catholic
Year Built: 1971
Address: 3 Venning Street, , Morphett Vale South Australia, 5162
The first Roman Catholic Church erected in South Australia was St Mary's, Morphett Vale, on a site given by Mr A Anderson. It was dedicated by Bishop Murray on 8 December 1844. Built of local stone, the foundation stone was laid July 1845, opened 1846. Nave and chancel erected about twenty years later. The roof is now slate tiles, walls…
Morphett Vale, SA - Uniting
Address: 28 Hillier Road, , Morphett Vale South Australia, 5162
Mount Barker, SA - Lutheran
Address: 27 Hampden Street, , Mount Barker South Australia, 5251
Mount Compass, SA - St Christopher's Anglican
Year Built: 1961
Address: Clyde Terrace Street, , Mount Compass South Australia, 5210
The Foundation stone was laid on 29 January 1961 by the Archdeacon of Strathalbyn Venerable J.J. Bond TH. L.
Mount Compass, SA - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: School Road, , Mount Compass South Australia, 5210
The Foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1958.
Mount Gambier, SA - St Martin's Lutheran
Address: 11 Edward Street, , Mount Gambier South Australia, 5290
The Lutheran Church first had a presence in Mount Gambier in the 1800s when a pastor rode by horseback from Hamilton, Victoria to baptise people. Later in that century the church developed two parishes in Mount Gambier. One parish established a church, school and manse in the town's eastern area in 1859. In 1862, a prominent doctor,…
Mount Gambier, SA - Wesleyan Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1862
Address: 17 Penola Road, , Mount Gambier South Australia, 5290
A Gothic large church built in 1862 by the Wesleyans. Opened by minister from Portland. Additions made 1877 with new entrance. The old lecture hall and Sunday School was beneath the church. Note the buttress on corners and sides. Became Uniting Church 1977 and closed 1994 when services moved to St Andrews Presbyterian Church. The names…
Mount Torrens, SA - Lutheran
Address: 280 Springhead Road, , Mount Torrens South Australia, 5244